Author: Seth Barnes

Do Hard Things

Written by Seth Barnes on November 25, 2024. Posted in Comfort and Pain. 12 Comments on Do Hard Things

The path forward seemed so hard. My dream was to start Adventures.org, but it seemed impossible. Karen was pregnant with our fifth child (Talia, our oldest was just 5 at the time)....

How To Start Over

Written by Seth Barnes on November 7, 2024. Posted in Comfort and Pain, Redemption. 6 Comments on How To Start Over

Although a lot of voters are in post-election mourning, most of us are at least thrilled to get the election over with. Both candidates saw the country was dissatisfied and said,...

Colin Sullivan – Here’s what a passionate believer looks like

Written by Seth Barnes on July 24, 2024. Posted in Radical Living. 1 Comment on Colin Sullivan – Here’s what a passionate believer looks like

Two years ago, just months after returning from his World Race, Colin Sullivan had a fatal accident on a motorcycle. Colin was an amazing young man – not confused about what...

How You Can Respond to Hurricane Ian

Written by Seth Barnes on October 6, 2022. Posted in Refugees & Crisis. 1 Comment on How You Can Respond to Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian – over 100 dead and $100B in private insurance claims. One of the worst natural disasters of our lifetimes. People who lost their homes are asking, “Where...

5 Lessons From a Decade Hiking the Camino

Written by Seth Barnes on September 27, 2022. Posted in Journeys. 7 Comments on 5 Lessons From a Decade Hiking the Camino

I remember the first day I hiked the Camino de Santiago nearly 10 years ago. It was early in May – the air was crisp as we set out on the path. As we passed a medieval monastery...

How Can Parents Protect Their Children From Pain?

Written by Seth Barnes on September 7, 2022. Posted in Parenting. 1 Comment on How Can Parents Protect Their Children From Pain?

Talia was just two years old when she pulled a pot of hot grits off the stove and burned her hand. She screamed in agony. We rushed to comfort her and put salve on her burns. As...

A World Race Squad 10 Years Later

Written by Seth Barnes on August 30, 2022. Posted in World Race. 2 Comments on A World Race Squad 10 Years Later

September 2012, we launched a World Race squad of 60 – the “L squad.” They came from all over America to the Atlanta airport. After training, they flew to Guatemala...

What I Learned By Working With Catholics

Written by Seth Barnes on August 26, 2022. Posted in Church. 10 Comments on What I Learned By Working With Catholics

I love Alpha, the ministry that introduces people to Jesus without all the trappings of organized religion. They do this with an 10-week Bible study. Alpha asked me to help lead...

What We’ll Miss About Colin Sullivan

Written by Seth Barnes on August 16, 2022. Posted in Radical Living. 11 Comments on What We’ll Miss About Colin Sullivan

Two months after returning from his World Race, Colin Sullivan and his squad came back to Georgia for a reunion. No one was surprised when he borrowed a motorcycle and rode out...

The Key To a Happy Life as You Get Older

Written by Seth Barnes on July 28, 2022. Posted in Improving yourself. 18 Comments on The Key To a Happy Life as You Get Older

I’m 64 and have an actuarial lifespan of another 19 years. I’ve been studying how to make the best of them. When I look around at my male peers, they aren’t doing...

What Does a Good Men’s Retreat Look Like?

Written by Seth Barnes on July 21, 2022. Posted in Fathering & Men's issues. 10 Comments on What Does a Good Men’s Retreat Look Like?

In ten days I’m flying to Italy to lead a men’s retreat for some priests. My question: What should it look like in a post-Covid world? Men have a lot to process, but...

Making Sense of Schuylar’s Passing

Written by Seth Barnes on July 11, 2022. Posted in Comfort and Pain. 2 Comments on Making Sense of Schuylar’s Passing

For those who loved Schuylar Barnes, watching her fight cancer was excruciating. She wasn’t just fighting for life. She was fighting for all the years to come that Vander...

Gret Glyer Was a World Changer

Written by Seth Barnes on June 29, 2022. Posted in A broken world. 11 Comments on Gret Glyer Was a World Changer

When, one day, they make the movie about his life, you’ll perhaps get a sense of its impact. Gret didn’t just have ideas – he made them happen. He didn’t...

How Can I Grow as a Leader?

Written by Seth Barnes on June 23, 2022. Posted in Leadership. 2 Comments on How Can I Grow as a Leader?

A student asked me, “What leadership books changed your life?” I’ve read so many, but I don’t know that any books changed my life. 7 Habits laid such a good...

When I Fasted 42 Days

Written by Seth Barnes on June 16, 2022. Posted in My Life. 5 Comments on When I Fasted 42 Days

It was 2006. Andrew Shearman had spoken to the AIM staff retreat the previous year. It had felt like we were on the brink of something special. We had launched the World Race and...

Today the World’s Mess Showed Up in Our Neighborhood

Written by Seth Barnes on June 7, 2022. Posted in A broken world. 6 Comments on Today the World’s Mess Showed Up in Our Neighborhood

What a crazy world. My son Seth and daughter Estie were driving home and the entire neighborhood was blocked by police cars, ambulances and firetrucks. “What’s going...

Relief Team Narrowly Avoids Missile in Ukraine

Written by Seth Barnes on May 10, 2022. Posted in Refugees & Crisis. 2 Comments on Relief Team Narrowly Avoids Missile in Ukraine

I’ve been part of a team getting aid to refugees and displaced Ukrainians. We try and get food to the east of Ukraine near the fighting. AIM partners with AJM, a ministry...

4 Opportunities Young People Deserve

Written by Seth Barnes on April 29, 2022. Posted in Finding your call. 7 Comments on 4 Opportunities Young People Deserve

We Christians wonder why so many young people are leaving the faith and struggling. We point our finger at media and other villains. But perhaps we should look at ourselves first....

Ukrainian Mom Writes Her Daughter’s Name on Her Back

Written by Seth Barnes on April 21, 2022. Posted in Refugees & Crisis. 1 Comment on Ukrainian Mom Writes Her Daughter’s Name on Her Back

I couldn’t get this photo out of my mind – it speaks of a mother’s love & heartbreak. So I wrote a poem about it. Writing Her Name On Her Back The women...

How World Race Partners to Help Ukraine

Written by Seth Barnes on April 14, 2022. Posted in Refugees & Crisis. 2 Comments on How World Race Partners to Help Ukraine

When Nick Lam went on the World Race, he had no idea how it would change him. Yesterday he drove a van that took a much-needed load of food to Kyiv, Ukraine, part of a network of...

Are you being targeted by evil today?

Written by Seth Barnes on April 1, 2022. Posted in Fighting your enemy. 4 Comments on Are you being targeted by evil today?

Many Christians no longer believe that there is a personal evil that is seeking to destroy the works of God and the children of God. This runs contrary to my experience. I believe...

The Ukraine War is Personal – It’s Time to Respond

Written by Seth Barnes on March 18, 2022. Posted in Refugees & Crisis. 6 Comments on The Ukraine War is Personal – It’s Time to Respond

The war in Ukraine is personal for me. 22 years ago, my sister and her husband flew to Ukraine to adopt my nephew Trevor. He was a little baby desperate for love and attention and...

What Courage Looks Like

Written by Seth Barnes on March 3, 2022. Posted in Refugees & Crisis. 3 Comments on What Courage Looks Like

Allina Robe is a World Racer whose life and pursuit of her calling shows us what courage looks like. Three years ago, when she was in Ukraine and saw the situation so many orphans...

What My Dog Has Taught Me

Written by Seth Barnes on February 22, 2022. Posted in My Life. 12 Comments on What My Dog Has Taught Me

My dog Asha is the best dog ever – she has so many friends. But she is 12 now – what is that 84 in dog years? Though she is healthy, I guess she doesn’t have much...